Bill Clinton: “Chicago, Illinois October 9, 1999 Thank you. Good morning. You know, I was a little sleepy before I came in here and saw…”

“Chicago, Illinois October 9, 1999 Thank you. Good morning. You know, I was a little sleepy before I came in here and saw you. [Laughter] And I'm ready to go now. I thank you very much. Let me begin by saying a simple thank you. Thank you for your friendship; thank you for your support; thank you for bringing all of the children who are here in this audience today to remind us of what our deliberations are all about. Thank you, Juan Andrade, for your long leadership and your friendship to me, and thank you, Rey Gonzalez. Thank you for bringing the Juan Andrade Scholarship award winners outside for me to have my picture taken with them. I enjoyed that. They were great. People who are worried about America should take a look at those young people. They would worry a lot less and feel a lot more hope. I want to express my appreciation to everyone at the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute for working since 1982 on your noble mission of empowerment through education and voter participation. Your work has paid off. You see it in greater Hispanic participation in elections and in the growing number of Latino elected officials, like Congressman Luis Gutierrez. I think he is here today, and I thank him for his work.…”